Tuesday's Headlines: Trump order to take major step to wipe out Obama’s climate record

Nunes's secret White House visit on Trump surveillance files triggers calls for recusal; Trump pressures House Intelligence panel to probe the Clintons' ties to Russia, not his; Trump, Ryan differ on how much relief to offer the middle class in tax-code overhaul; Duterte's diplomatic moves win aid from all sides, but will the mercurial Philippine leader's success last?; Gorsuch may fall short of votes needed for smooth Supreme Court confirmation;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump order to take major step to wipe out Obama's climate record President Trump is set to sign an executive order that would instruct federal regulators to rewrite key rules curbing U.S. carbon emissions and lift multiple other environmental rules. The order sends an unmistakable signal that just as President Barack Obama sought to weave climate considerations into every aspect of the federal government, Trump is hoping to rip that approach out by its roots. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis  •  Read more » Nunes's secret White House visit on Trump surveillance files triggers calls for recusal House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes admitted that he met on the White House grounds with a source of classified documents he later cited as proof of potentially improper spying activity against President Trump. The revelation led Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House panel, to call for Nunes to recuse himself from a probe of Russian election interference and also prompted calls for his removal as committee chair. By Karoun Demirjian, Greg Miller and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Trump pressures House Intelligence panel to probe the Clintons' ties to Russia, not his In a pair of evening tweets, President Trump wrote that the "Trump Russia story is a hoax" and listed a string of financial and other connections the Clintons have had over the years with Russia. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Wonkblog | Analysis Trump, Ryan differ on how much relief to offer the middle class in tax-code overhaul President Trump wants a tax cut across the board, according to the plan he published during the campaign. But House Speaker Paul Ryan and colleagues have put forward a plan that would not substantially reduce taxes for the middle class, and many households would pay more. By Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   Duterte's diplomatic moves win aid from all sides, but will the mercurial Philippine leader's success last? Since Rodrigo Duterte's electoral triumph last summer, the man famous for cursing foreign leaders and calling for mass killing has raked in billions in investment and aid from China, Japan and the United States. By Emily Rauhala  •  Read more »   Gorsuch may fall short of votes needed for smooth Supreme Court confirmation A threatened filibuster by some Democrats on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch potentially dashes Republican hopes for an easy victory after the stinging defeat of the party's health-care bill. By Ed O'Keefe and David Weigel  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   How Trump can get his groove back By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   Is Israel losing its soul? By Richard Cohen  •  Read more »   Trump is looking more and more like a man without a plan By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Think tax reform will be easy for Trump? Ha, ha. By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   Trump could learn a lot from his mistakes. He won't. By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   A U.S. airstrike may have killed hundreds in Mosul. That's no way to win a war. By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Paul Ryan: House Republicans will continue push to overhaul nation's health-care system this year His remarks indicated that Republicans may be trying to regroup more quickly than the House speaker suggested they would on Friday when he declared Obamacare "the law of the land" for the foreseeable future. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more » The Fix | Analysis Trump's approval hits a new low of 36% — but that's not the bad news Weekly polling, which is less volatile than the daily figures, shows the president's approval rating has declined with Americans the Republican Party needs. By Philip Bump  •  Read more » Sessions repeats Trump threat that 'sanctuary cities' could lose Justice Department grants for police Jeff Sessions's announcement followed President Trump's executive order that gave the attorney general the authority to sanction cities that don't readily hand over undocumented immigrants for deportation. By Sari Horwitz and Maria Sacchetti  •  Read more » Trump signs bills overturning Obama-era education regulations The move scraps requirements for programs that train new K-12 teachers and rolls back a set of rules outlining how states must carry out the Every Student Succeeds Act, a bipartisan federal law meant to hold schools accountable for student performance. By Emma Brown  •  Read more » U.S. military says it will stay course on airstrike procedures in Iraq, Syria A spike in reported civilian deaths has prompted scrutiny of U.S. strikes against Islamic State targets. By Missy Ryan and Loveday Morris  •  Read more » One of the most troubling ideas about climate change finds new evidence in its favor Scientists continue to publish research hinting that the changes could be altering the jet stream, and therefore, causing extreme weather to get stuck in place. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more » 23 people ask the Justice Department to launch a criminal inquiry into its chief, Jeff Sessions "We feel there is probable cause to charge him with a crime," said the Massachusetts lawyer who represents the 23 residents of five states accusing the attorney general of lying to the Senate Judiciary Committee about his communications with Russia and trying to cover up that lie. By Kristine Phillips  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. 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